Subdivision 1.Scope.

The sections referred to in this section are codified outside this chapter. Those sections classify veterans data as other than public, place restrictions on access to government data, or involve data sharing.

Subd. 2.Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 13.785

  • Government data: means all data collected, created, received, maintained or disseminated by any government entity regardless of its physical form, storage media or conditions of use. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02
  • Summary data: means statistical records and reports derived from data on individuals but in which individuals are not identified and from which neither their identities nor any other characteristic that could uniquely identify an individual is ascertainable. See Minnesota Statutes 13.02

(a) Certain veterans benefits and military certificates of discharge. Access to military certificates of discharge and to files pertaining to claims for certain veterans benefits is governed by section 196.08.

(b) Environmental Hazards Information and Assistance Act. Disclosure of summary data and of the identity of a veteran about whom information is received under sections 196.19 to 196.26, is governed by section 196.25.

Subd. 3.Veterans rewards and privileges; service officers.

Data maintained by county veterans service officers are classified under section 197.603.

Subd. 4.Deceased veterans data.

Data relating to veterans deceased as a result of service-connected causes are classified under section 197.225.

Subd. 5.Veterans stable housing.

Data maintained for purposes of the veterans stable housing initiative is classified under section 196.081.